Announcer: Today, the role of patrick drake will be played by ethan erickson.

Patrick: So what were you and elizabeth talking about?

Robin: Just girl stuff.

Patrick: Oh, so meaning me?

Robin: Wow, are you really that self-centered or just that paranoid?

Patrick: Come on, what am i supposed to think? I walk in, and elizabeth can't get out the door fast enough.

Robin: Please, she came over to bring me this box of clothes and toys that her kids have outgrown. What about this one? This one could be for a boy or a girl, right?

Patrick: Ok, fine, don't tell me. That was a pretty cryptic thing she said as she was leaving. What was it? No time like the present?

Robin: Actually, elizabeth was -- she was encouraging me to --

patrick: To what?

[Phone rings]

robin: Hello? Mom? Where are you?

Ian: If you think my asking for another ten million is greedy, then feel free to make a counter offer. We both know that you can afford it.

Nikolas: I don't want the new drug, or the old one for that matter. In fact, i'm done doing business with you altogether.

Ian: Nice try.

Nikolas: No, no, really. I'm terminating our agreement.

Ian: You're a man in love with a memory, a hallucination that will fade without the help of my wonder drugs. Mr. Cassadine, you have a choice to make. Do you go on living with emily, however insubstantial, or do you die all alone?

Nikolas: I made my choice.

Ian: Try making a counter offer instead. What can you pay, eight million? Five?

Nikolas: Why are you suddenly so desperate to sell me a drug i just said that i didn't want?

Ian: You're wasting time that you don't have.

Nikolas: Exactly. I'm the one with the tumor, so why are you acting like you have a death sentence?

[Gunshots]

jason: Any idea who's trying to kill you?

Claudia: My father, and he won't stop until i'm dead.

[Knock on door]

sonny: Yeah?

Alexis: How come there aren't any guards outside?

Sonny: I cut back on security.

Alexis: Do you think that's wise, considering everything that's going on? I mean, i think now is the time to be more careful.

Sonny: I know what i'm doing, alexis.

Alexis: All right. How's michael?

Sonny: Michael? Doctors think he'll never wake up from the coma. Carly wants a second opinion, so jax has this specialist from europe flown in, and they're running tests right now, you know. Just -- what am i gonna do? I'm being as hopeful as i can, right?

Alexis: Yeah, you need to be. We all need to be hopeful when it comes to our families.

Sonny: Yeah.

Alexis: That's why i'm here, actually. I'm hopeful that you might be able to talk your brother out of setting anthony zacchara free.

robin: Mom, i can barely hear you.You're -- you're coming? When are you coming? Mom? Mom, hello? Hello? Call dropped.

Patrick: Where is she?

Robin: I don't know. I don't know. Hopefully, rappelling into some secret compound nowhere near port charles.

Patrick: Am i missing something here? You love it when your mom comes to visit.

Robin: I haven't told her i'm pregnant yet.

Patrick: Oh, robin, it's been months.

Robin: I know, i know, but i didn't want to tell her something like that over the phone. I mean, it's not like i could have anyway. Every single time i talk to her, i can barely make out every other word.

Patrick: Well, hey, now it's something you can tell her in person.

Robin: Right, how do you tell wonder woman she's going to be grandma?

Kate: This is the gown that will be featured on the premier issue of "crimson."

Maxie: Neela llorente has really outdone herself.

Kate: Maxie, this dress doesn't appear on the runway until the fall. How did you know it was from neela's collection?

Lulu: Maxie looked at the invoice.

Maxie: No, i can tell because the detailing is so awesome.

Kate: Well, your eye is certainly improving. Now let's work on that vocabulary. Try replacing adjectives like "awesome" with real words like "exquisite," "signature."

Lulu: Awesome is a real word.

Kate: Right, lulu, and so is dude, but i don't want to hear that in the office either. Now this is a list of names that i want vying for the cover to appear in that dress. Get me an answer before i leave
tonight.

[Phone rings]

lulu: Johnny? Um, kate howard's office. Yes, i'll transfer you to layout. The extension is 2246.

Maxie: Scarlett johansson, keira knightley, kate moss. Every single celebrity is on this list.

Kate: Well, then it shouldn't be too hard for you to find someone. That is, if your mind is on the task at hand.

Maxie: All right, i will take the models. You can have the actresses.

Lulu: Why do i have the actresses?

Maxie: Because i'm the first assistant, and i said so. Besides, i've already built a rapport with all the bookers at the top modeling agencies here. Rapport, lulu, that means relationship.

Spinelli: Greetings, blond ones. The jackal has come into the castle.

Maxie: Spinelli, i'm so glad you came to see me.

Lulu: Hi, spinelli, i was wondering when you were gonna come to see me.

Alexis: I'm sorry to bring this up right now. I know that you're preoccupied.

Sonny: Oh, i'm preoccupied -- of course i'm preoccupied. My twelve-year-old boy is in a coma, and somebody tried to kill me. Anthony zacchara is not crazy anymore, so he could have been the one who ordered the hit.

Alexis: This is all the more reason why you need to hear me out. Now listen, the minute ric told me that he was trying to secure anthony's release, i did some research on my own. They have deposed medical experts. I've read the testimony, and there's a very good chance that ric could prove that anthony suffered from undiagnosed schizophrenia, which legally means there was no intent to do harm. Legally, he would be not guilty.

Sonny: There's got to be something you could do, some maneuver that could, you know, keep anthony's case tied up in court until he's released. Delay the release, you know what i mean?

Alexis: I know what you mean, and i am prepared to pursue every option, but the only way to keep him in custody is to cancel the hearing.

Sonny: Great, do it.

Alexis: I can't do it. Ric has to do it.

Sonny: What do you mean, you can't?

Alexis: Because ric filed the petition.

Sonny: Well, maybe you should be talking to ric.

Alexis: I want you to do it.

Sonny: You want me to do it?

Alexis: I --

sonny: Well, how would -- what's ric gonna tell -- he hates me.

Alexis: He hates that -- that he's not important to you, so if you just asked him for a little help, he would consider giving it.

Sonny: Look, here's the thing with ric. He only thinks about himself, cares about himself.

Alexis: You know that's not true, because he risked his life to save carly, so now would be a good time to show a little recognition, perhaps a little gratitude. A simple thank you would really go a long way with him.

Diane: Oh, thank heavens, a voice of reason. I hope you have managed to talk some sense into him regarding this appalling situation.

Sonny: Ok, i've already heard everything that she had to say.

Diane: Excellent. Now you understand why max and i should be allowed to continue our association without interference from either of you.

Ric: Getting you moved to shadybrook was the first hurdle. Convincing the judge that you're sane is going to be a little bit more difficult, considering the laundry list of crimes that you committed, each one more heinous than the last.

Anthony: Pot calling the kettle black, don't you think?

Ric: Your hearing is next wednesday, anthony. I want you to be prepared. Don't go trying to explain away anything you did during your insanity. Our entire defense hinges on the assertion that you are as much a victim of your illness as the people that you hurt. You have to appear extremely remorseful and thoroughly appalled, as any normal human being would be, by the suffering that you caused.

Johnny: Where's claudia?

Claudia: Well, i guess i should feel special. Daddy spent years ignoring me, and i have full attention.

[Gunshots]

jason: Do you have a gun?

Claudia: Yeah, it's in the car. How careless of me not to accessorize before leaving the scene of my near death.

Jason: Yeah, or convenient.

Claudia: What is that supposed to mean?

Jason: You called me up here. Now we're getting shot at.

Claudia: What, do you think i set you up, jason? My car took a nosedive off a bluff going 90. I wanted to kill you. Why would i kill myself in the process?

Jason: So you're telling me this is all a coincidence?

Claudia: My father has somebody following me. Obviously, the guy is here to kill me.

[Gunshot]

claudia: I hope you're as good as they say you are, or else this guy's gonna get two for one.

Claudia: Since you're the one with the gun, you want to try firing it instead of sitting there playing with bullets?

Jason: The last two shots came from different angles. The sniper's moving.

Claudia: I should have shoved that pillow down my father's throat when i had the chance. He doesn't deserve the satisfaction of killing me!

Jason: Try being quiet. Shut up!

[Gunshots]

claudia: Here's a thought. Why don't you try aiming instead of wasting bullets?

Jason: It was a warning shot to stop the guy from getting a better position.

Claudia: For how long? One, two, three minutes maybe?

Jason: That's more time than we had before.

Claudia: Fine, what are we gonna do after that? We can't hold them off for long with one gun.

Jason: Why don't you make a run for it? If he shoots you, maybe he'll quit while he's ahead.

Anthony: Claudia left a while ago, i'm guessing to tell you that she thinks mr. Lansing here has been dishonest with me.

Johnny: I haven't heard from claudia, but it definitely sounds plausible. His father pulled the wool over your eyes and manipulated you for years.

Anthony: I prefer to think of it as mutually manipulative.

Johnny: Yeah, not that you learned a damn thing from it.

Anthony: Show some respect. My legs might not be working yet, but i got my mind back, so i want you to tell me the truth about this. Claudia claims that you two paid ric to get me released.

Johnny: We did?

Ric: He's lying.

Logan: I can back that up.

Johnny: And why would my father believe you over me?

Logan: Because i don't want him dead.

Johnny: Neither do i.

Anthony: No, you just want me locked away until i die. Isn't that right?

Johnny: I had a change of heart.

Ric: That's convenient.

Johnny: Claudia and i hired ric to get you released from the prison hospital. We figured you'd be more comfortable here. Ric got carried away and decided he'd get you released altogether.

Anthony: So you didn't pay ric to show initiative?

Johnny: Claudia was all for it. She even gave ric a bonus.

Ric: This story gets better every time i hear it.

Johnny: You are still my father. We need to come together as a family and present a united front against those outsiders who want to use us and take us down.

Ric: However you want to spin this whole thing. Your father's not sick anymore.

Anthony: I'm not mute either. I can speak for myself. Now get out of here so i can talk to my son.

Ric: I'm not finished yet, anthony.

Anthony: I said get out.

Johnny: It's fine. I'll come back later.

Logan: I'll be waiting on you when you get back.

Ric: You know, your son john is lying, just like his sister.

Anthony: You know, in my day, people who lied to me got their tongues yanked out. But i'm older now, so i realize that was way too good for them.

Sonny: Diane, my boy is in a coma. The man who could be responsible may be put back out on the street, and all you can think about is having sex with my bodyguard?

Diane: No, no, i am not that insensitive. But he is your ex-bodyguard. You disbanded your security detail, remember?

Sonny: Well, i need my lawyer. I can't have you distracted.

Diana: But you make it sound like i'm some lovesick schoolgirl who puddles every time the boy she likes walks in the room, and not only is that unfair, it is blatantly inaccurate, and unlike the two of you, i am able to keep my private life private.

Alexis: The fact that you walked in here and thought we were talking about your little dalliance with max might suggest otherwise, so cool it, ok?

Alexis: When did you start taking his side?

Diane: I count on you to be focused and level-headed, and because of this max thing, you're acting like crazy, all obsessed.

Sonny: Well, not for long. You know why? Because you and max are over, end of story.

Diane: When did you become so judgmental?

Alexis: When you became distracted by your libido.

Diane: Oh, my God. Oh, my God, i'm just getting it. You're jealous.

Alexis: A little. But more importantly, i'm your friend, and i'm trying to keep you from making the same mistake that i have made. I have told you -- i have told kate a thousand times that sleeping with guys like that is the worst mistake that you could ever make.

Maxie: Don't mind lulu. She's just desperate for attention because johnny drop-kicked her to the curb. Now what can i do for you?

Lulu: Spinelli is my friend. He's here to see me.

Maxie: Lulu, you don't have friends. You have fans.

Lulu: And what are they to you besides sex toys?

Spinelli: Ok, look, ladies, there's no need to fight. Ok, there's more than enough of the jackal to go around.

Maxie: Well, why don't you just tell us who you're really here to see.

Lulu: Tell her, spinelli.

Spinelli: Um, while the jackal enjoys the company of many fair-haired beauties, i've actually come here --

kate: Spinelli, have you made any progress on that favor i asked of you?

Lulu: You're here to see kate?

Maxie: Why?

Kate: Spinelli is finding a blogger for me to write a column in the first issue of "crimson." I'm hoping to generate a little internet buzz before we debut. When can i see a draft?

Spinelli: Well, actually,regrettably, the jackal has been so preoccupied with a most
urgent matter for stone cold --

kate: So what are you doing here other than distracting my assistants? I believe you know the way out. Ladies, the phones won't dial themselves.

Maxie: Oh, i was just gonna look up those contact numbers.

Kate: Try to keep them in order.

Maxie: Way to go, lulu. If you hadn't been so desperate for spinelli's attention, he could have told me he was here to see kate.

Lulu: You mean, he would have told me if you hadn't interrupted our conversation.

Maxie: Not everything is all about you. You're so self-absorbed.

Lulu: Better than bitchy and fake. Let go!

Maxie: Lulu!

Lulu and maxie: Now look what you did!